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National Guard, Adriatic Partners Strengthen Cyber Defense Skills
June 15, 2026 — ZAGREB, Croatia – More than 100 cyber professionals from seven European nations and seven U.S. National Guard state partners participated in Combined Adriatic Cyber Endeavor, or CACE, 2026, a...

Maine Airmen Enhance Combat Life-Saving Skills
June 12, 2026 — BANGOR, Maine – Airmen from the Maine National Guard’s 101st Air Refueling Wing Medical Group recently sharpened their tactical combat casualty care, or TCCC, skills during an extensive hands-on...

Maine Air Guard Moves Cargo, Passengers for Operation Epic Fury
June 4, 2026 — BANGOR, Maine – Air Transportation Function Airmen with the Maine National Guard’s 101st Air Refueling Wing, supported by tenant unit partners, have moved more than 747,000 pounds of cargo and...

Maine Guard Mobilizes to Support Rhode Island Blizzard Response
February 26, 2026 — AUGUSTA, Maine – The Maine National Guard mobilized Feb. 26 to assist in the state of Rhode Island following a significant winter storm that brought heavy snowfall and widespread impacts to the...

Maine National Guard Takes on Norwegian Foot March in Portland
November 13, 2025 — PORTLAND, Maine - In the early morning hours of Nov. 1, along Portland’s Back Cove Trail, 162 participants laced up their boots to take part in the Norwegian Foot March - a grueling endurance event...

Maine National Guard, Montenegro Train Together
March 7, 2025 — GILEAD, Maine - Maine National Guard 251st Engineer Company Soldiers trained with the Armed Forces of Montenegro Support Battalion, Engineer Company, at Bog Brook Training Area March 1-2 as part of...

Military Medical Merit Inductee is 1st From Maine Guard
December 19, 2024 — BANGOR, Maine - A small group of Maine Army National Guard members and guests gathered at the Regional Training Institute Dec. 8 to witness Lt. Col. Joel Dunn become the first Maine National Guard...

Guard, International Partners Train on Cyber Skills in Slovenia
July 17, 2024 — ARLINGTON, Va. – More than 140 National Guard members from six states worked alongside international partners in a cyber training exercise to expand interoperability and track and eliminate cyber...

National Guard Participates in Adriatic Cyber Exercise in Slovenia
July 10, 2024 — POSTOJNA, Slovenia - Approximately 50 National Guard Soldiers and Airmen from six states participated in the Adriatic Regional Security Cyber Cooperation exercise with their armed forces partners from...

New York, Connecticut Soldiers are Regional Best Warriors
May 20, 2024 — CAMP SMITH TRAINING SITE, N.Y. – New York and Connecticut National Guard Soldiers took the top slots in the regional Best Warrior Competition that concluded in lower Manhattan May 16.New York Army...

Connecticut Air Guard Unit Tests Battle Management System
March 21, 2024 — NIANTIC, Conn. - Airmen from the 103rd Air Control Squadron, Connecticut Air National Guard, mounted their vehicles early March 5 and braved rainstorms to convoy from their home station in Orange to...

State Partnership Directors Share Tips on Adriatic Partnerships
February 28, 2024 — ATLANTIC CITY AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.J. - State Partnership Program directors of the state National Guards partnered with the Adriatic charter nations shared best practices during a conference...

Guard Vice Chief Emphasizes Cyber Readiness During Maine Visit
February 14, 2024 — BANGOR, Maine - The National Guard’s motto is “Always Ready, Always There,” and for one group of Maine National Guardsmen, being “there” is a loose term with no specific battlefield or location in...

Vermont Guard Partner North Macedonia Hosts Adriatic Conference
October 5, 2023 — SKOPJE, North Macedonia – U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Greg Knight, Vermont adjutant general, and leaders from other U.S. states joined their partner nation chiefs of defense for the 26th U.S.-Adriatic Charter...

Maine National Guard Rescues Injured Hiker
September 22, 2023 — MILLINOCKET, Maine - The Maine National Guard rescued and evacuated a 43-year-old female hiker who suffered a broken ankle on Mount Katahdin Sept. 20.Baxter State Park staff requested aviation assets...

New England CERFP Graded Perfect in Evaluation
August 30, 2023 — JOINT BASE CAPE COD, Mass. - Simulated victims screamed for medics on the scorching pavement at Joint Base Cape Cod in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts, while Soldiers and Airmen responded during a...

Maine, NH, Rhode Island Guardsmen Train on Domestic Response
August 24, 2023 — JOINT BASE CAPE COD, Massachusetts - Soldiers and Airmen from the Maine, New Hampshire and Rhode Island National Guard conducted a training and evaluation exercise of the New England CERFP Aug...

Cyber Yankee Prepares Military, Business for Cyber Threats
June 8, 2023 — NIANTIC, Conn. - In the face of rising cyber threats, the Department of Defense has increased its efforts to recruit and build cyber capabilities. According to the 2023 DOD Cyber Strategy, the...

Massachusetts Guard Delivers Firefighting Equipment to Paraguay
May 22, 2023 — ASUNCION, Paraguay – A delegation led by Maj. Gen. Gary Keefe, Massachusetts adjutant general, delivered critical firefighting gear to Paraguay, the Massachusetts National Guard’s partner in the State...

Vermont, Maine Guard Join Common Challenge 23
March 29, 2023 — KOLAšIN, Montenegro - The platoon halted on the ridge. A peak lay before them, covered in nearly two meters of snow. The Soldiers from 3rd Battalion, 172nd Mountain Infantry Regiment (Mountain),...

Florida Guard Chaplains Host First Changing of the Stole Ceremony

Oklahoma Guard Strengthens Critical Capabilities During Exercise Thunderstruck

Oregon Guard Uses New Hoist Technology in Rescue

Chief of National Guard Bureau visits Purdue to discuss national security, military education

Alaska Guard Rescues Injured Mountain Biker